Surgical appliance



Get. 16, 1928.

K. EPSTEI N SURGI CAL APPLIANCE Filed May 20, 1925 INVENTOR 4 same;

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SURGICAL APPLIANCE.

Applicationfiled May 20, 1925, Serial No. 31,673, and in Germany Kay 21,1924.

This invention relates toa surgical appliance and more particularly to asanitary bag for receiving infectious secretions from the urethra, aswell as for receiving diseased 5 and involuntary outflowing urea.

With the sanitary bags now generally in use for the purposes above setforth, the bag when attached to the penis for receiving the' secretionflowing from the urethra, soon becomes filled with the liquid, and thecontents of the bag will be in contact with the head of the penis. Thisresults in the contamination of the organ, as well as causingconsiderable discomfort to the patient. Furthermore, in-

flammation and purulence result from such contact of the liquid with thepenis.

One of the important objects of the present invention is to provide asanitary bag which will overcome the above disadvantages, the

2 bag being of such construction as to permit the gradual expansion ofthe same under the weight of the secretion flowing from the urethra intothe bag, so that the surface of the secretionwill at all times be inspaced 5 relation with respect to the head of the penis.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a sanitary bagof the above mentioned character which may be readily and easilyattached, the same enabling a patient to wear the surgical appliancewith comfort, the bag further preventing the, clothes of the wearerbeing soiled by the outflowing secretion. v

A further object is to provide the. sanitary bag of'the above mentionedcharacter which is.simple in construction, inexpensive, strong anddurable, and further well adapted for the purposes forwhich it isdesignated- Other objects and advantages of this in p 40 'vention' willbecome apparent during the course of the following description: In theaccompanying drawingffforming part of this specification and in which'like numerals designate like parts throughout'th Fi 1. Is a view of thesanitary bagie I bodying my invention showing the same ts i folded orcollapsed position, and p i,

Fig. 2. Is a view showingthe bag, in a slightly expanded position.-.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpp'se of. illustration is shown thereferred embodiment of my invention, t e numeral 1 designates generallythe sanitary bag; same being preferably formed of rubber, al-

in the outer diameter thereof is less than the thou h it is to beunderstood that any other suita le expansible material may besubstituted therefor.

The bag includes a seriesof bellows 2. The bellows are formed byproviding a plurality of spaced annular creases or folds so that the bagis normally maintained in a folded or collapsed position. The bellows 2provide a means, whereby the bag is adapted for ex-. pansion in themanner hereinafter to be more fully described. i I f The bag is providedat its upper end with the annular rim portion 3. An annular band. orring 3 of. a width less than the width of the aforementioned rim portionis carried by the latter. This bandor ring has its upper surfaceprovided with an adhesive whereby the open upper end of the bag may besecured on the head of the penis. By constructing the band or ring 3 insuch a manner, whereouter diameter of the rim portion, the "bag may beeasily and readily grasped-at its open upper end to facilitatetheplacing of theme over the head of the peniswithout touching the viscousupper surface of the securing band orring 3.

The bottom of the bag is substantially dishshaped as illustrated at 4:in the drawing. A. cavity is formed by the'construction of the bottom ofthe bag in themanner as-above described and in this cavity is placed asmall quantity of poisonous substance which is, adapted to bereadilydissolved when the same coihes in contact with the liquidin'ected into the bag and cavity provided in t e bottom thereof. Thepurpose of placing the poisonou's substance m the cavity is toexterminate the bacteria in-the secretion whereby the latter will not beinfectiouswhen the'bag isre, moved rfrom the penis. p In;.;use,; thesanitary bag is secured or at taclid over the head-of the penis-in themanner'as heretofore more fully described. Nor

mally, the bag i s in its folded, or collapsed 0" osition, andthe smallsize ofthe bag makes it possible for the latter to be placed over theorifice'of the urethra, in close proximity thereto against the skin. ofthe gland. This is' an 1 essential feature ofthe present linventionowing to the continuous contact of the skin of the gland'fwithin thezone confined with the urine and secretions, which results in the thehardening of said portion ofthe gland. Thus the skin is no; stimulatedbythe viscous subs 1 it stance, even though the remaining portion of theskin of the gland is easily irritated and very stimulative.

As the secretion flows from the urethra, the same will be injected intothe expansible sanitary bag and will come. in contact with the poisonoussubstance contained within the cavity provided in the bottom of the bagwhereby the bacteria will be killed.

The bag will automatically and gradually expand under the weight of thesecretion injected into the same, the bellows 2 permitting theexpansion. This will enable the surface of the liquid to at all times bemaintained in spaced relation with respect to the head of the penis.When the bag has expanded to its fullest extent, the same will becapable of holding a relatively large amount of such secretions so'thatit will not be necessary to remove the bag very often.

The bag will at all times be positive and cfiicient in carrying out thepurposes for which it is designated. The bag will not only prevent theclothes of'the patient becoming soiled by any of the secretions, but maybe worn without causing the least bit of discomfort to the wearer.

The bag, may be readily and easily attached and removed without the lossof any consider-' able length of time or labor.

In the event that the skin of th organ is diseased or destroyed, theshape ofthe annular rim portion 3 will change in such a manner as to fitover the whole of the organ together with the medicaments placedtherein.

While I have shown the preferred embodiment ofmy invention,'it is to beunderstood that various changes in the size, shape, and

A sanitary bag of the class described comprising a cylindrical bag ofsubstantially uniform diameter, a part-globular piece closing one end ofsaid bag, a closure at the other end having a central opening, the Wallof said bag being corrugated at right angles to its axis so as to befoldable, the depth of the corrugations being substantially the samethroughout and the inner edges of said corrugations in the -foldedcondition of said bag forming circles of larger diameter than saidcentral open ing, said end closure having the opening being providedaround the opening with an adhesive. I

Signed at Berlin, Germany, this 4th day of March A. D. 1925.

" KEILI EPSTEIN.

